Black celebration forth…why? Can someone tell these old as*es that they are over and out?! This is even more boring than new Rolling Stones, which I held would be impossible…And I was teenager when DM started their career…Some things should be put to rest.. 100% agree with you Roberto A.
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And mallman, take another listen, seems like your ears are suffering from old age. This is a great album to make when you’re 32 years into your career, not to mention, one of their greatest overall (top 5 easily).

as a huge fan i must say that i am deeply desapointed it makes me think at the exiter album witch was in my opinion quite boring i listen to the album at least 6 time thinking oh well i will like it with time but its not happening for me i think its time to stop boys really since allan wilder is gone dm are not dm anymore

Mallman, Herick…Unfortunately the truth is that the band does not yield good results over a long time. time to think about retirement, because that is better than tarnish his career with weak disks like this. The apex of the band’s work culminated in the 1993 DVD, Songs of Faith tour… In my opinion the best time for them as a band was this DVD. This disc? What a shame!

SOTU for me is better than this Delta Machine that is the worst album since Exciter, I’ve listened it many times but tracks as My Little Universe, Broken and Soothe My Soul are too pour, The only Wrong is better than the whole Delta Machine that has some good songs but non have strong singles.
I’m disappointed. I can’t believe that there are fans of DM that think that this garbage is better of PTA that for me is the best album since 1993.

i have a funny feeling this LP is going to come in for a real kicking. hmmm. i dare say a lot of the points will be valid. it’s not that the songs are bad, but they are drably arranged. personally i’d get a remix LP out there as soon as possible, perhaps let Darren Emerson, Rollo & Sister Bliss, even Alan Wilder or Vice Clarke have a go. i thought it was weird that “Heaven” could be chosen as the first single, then i heard the rest of the LP.
i suppose “Broken” is ok, but sounds too close to “Little 15” for comfort.
“The Child Inside” sounds like a bad Erasure b-side. That said, i genuinely like “Should Be Higher”. However, there’s no “Wrong” or “Lie To Me” or “Halo” or even a “Precious”. why on earth would somebody buy “Soothe My Soul” instead Of ” Personal Jesus”??
i hope this isn’t the final Depeche Mode LP, i really want them to finish on a high, NOT this….

new Suede album is how the good, compact and real album should sound…
There are really few good songs on Delta Machine like Alone, Should be Higher, the opening track…but they should start to think about their arrangements, melody, for the future… Dave’s voice is magnificent, by the way…

This album is really poor..Poor arrangements, poor vocals (dave tries to be the deepest barriton ever but without any harmony in his voice), the sound library hasnt changed since “Exciter” and has been already used in Gore’s 2nd solo album Counterfied2. Depeche Mode always was known as a band who needs a strong producer because Martin’s demos are absolutely rough…And this album iss now the 3rd time Ben Hillier proofed that he is not able to do this job…Alan Wilder, OK..he would be the best choice. But also Tim Simenon did a very good job at “Ultra”.. So, Please Ben Hillier..If Depeche Mode themself are not ableto recognize you are not the right one, do us Fans a favour and refuse the job next time if they ask you!

Today listen ‘Exciter’ first, then listen Delta Machine. I must admit that Exciter compare to this new Depeche Mode album is a masterpiece. This new Depeche album is complete bullshit. Dave voice is awful, every song on this new album sounds like unfinished demos and lyrics is boring (pain, heaven, god, jesus, faith, love & other common words in Depeche Mode songs from 1990 to present day). Boring, boring, boring…What happened to the best synth pop band in the world?

@Mark..Whaat happenend? They lost their genius Alan Wilder..Tim Simenon at Ultra was able to compensate him a little bit..but every producer since exciter didnt. And you are completely right…the album is bullshit!

Agree with the above comments re Wilder, Simenon and Hillier as producers. It was clear as early as PTA that Hillier’s production wasn’t what was needed and there were good songs on there, that was an album that had potential to be a classic. The solution has been staring DM In the face since 1993 – Wilder doesn’t have to be a member of DM, just do what he needs to do in a production capacity, craft the soundscapes and the arrangements then take it on tour without him with the live band. It just needs someone (probably MLG) to swallow a bit of pride and make the call.

I don’t agree with these people who say that the CD is bullshit… I really like it (and I follow DM since the very beginning). Songs like “Alone”, “Broken”, “Secret to the end”, “Soft touch rawnerve” and “Soothe my soul” are just spectacular… I cannot stop listening to them!

Pay attention that this is not the final album! It happened also to me the previous time, when I downloaded SOTU (Sound Of the Universe) from this site.
It was really awful and unlistenable. But after listened to the final and released CD I had to say that it was a totally different product!
If you listen to it carefully you will easily find that this copy is totally missing any form of masterization.
No reverbs! No echoes! No delay!
And the volume of each instrument and vocal in it is totally wrong…
So please, don’t make any quick evaluation of this album but wait for the final one!!!

Guys I don’t know why you are disappointed. I’m not disappointed.
This is what I expected. Delta Machine is not great but pretty good in
my opinion. Songs like ‘Should Be Higher’ ‘Goodbye’ ‘Alone’
‘Secret To The End’ are really good songs. New Depeche Mode album
is on the decent level. Off course that they never record second ‘Violator’
or ‘Songs Of Faith And Devotion’ but ‘Delta Machine’ is ok. Strong 7/10
in my rating.

This album is one of their best releases so far. Definitely the best since Ultra if you ask. I was afraid of another PTA or SOTU, which are kinda weak in my opinion. Mark my words, we will hear some songs from this album on the tour supporting the next record. One of the releases of this year.

Delta Machine is surely the worst Depeche’s album, indeed: slow, boring, sleepy, poor in ambient and augustness sounds and rich of dirty electronic noises, drums are almost absent and minimal…and also the choice of making a “blues” album is completely wrong and understandable…what shall we can expect for the future album musical styles, then? Jazz-fusion, waltz or bossa-nova? And, please, stop intimistic and minimalist approach to make new album…that’s enough! Alan Wilder, please, come back to the band. Depeche are not Depeche anymore since you departure. We all are hoping for Alan’s return to the band.

The more I listen to it, the more I like it: I just love “Alone”, “Broken” and “Secret to the end”. And still my favorite one: “Soothe to my soul”. I must admit, though, that some others are very weak -in my opinion-, like “Welcome to my world” or “The child inside”. I do not feel disappointed. I identify their music as pure Depeche Mode style!

I love the album. Why, because it is the best thing since Ultra. I’ve been a Mode fan since 1984, and this CD is what I have been waiting for since Exciter. Also, most of you haters are oblivious, Flood, the guy behind Violator and Songs of Faith and Devotion mixed the new CD! Mode is back on top!

I’ve been a fanatic supporter of DM since primary school days. It was one of the few groups that stood out above the rest. It’s a fact that they made their best music in their early years, producing one hit after another and loving them all. The music was always right on spot and the lyrics was solid proof that they could write about deep and often complex issues. Personally, DM will always be brilliant, though I find it hard to listen to some of their latest albums. I think they try much too hard to make drastic changes in their sound from album to album, only to confuse devoted supporters like myself. You never know what to expect next. With Delta Force I experienced just that. It’s not a bad album with a few songs whose lyrics impressed me. I agree with Phil’s comments. Something didn’t go well concerning the production phase. The whole team responsible for assembling all the pieces into one with the expectation the song will turn out good, maybe even a hit. Either that team had a lot of misunderstandings amongst each, maybe this time none of them had that crucial vision, understanding of the project or a serious lack of insight of that part being responsible for. Understanding DM’s work I’ll classify Delta Force as listenable, but forget it that with this production you are going to gain any new fans.